The Design Idea Generator
Here are 3 sources of inspiration that will help you escape the trap of standard designs.
Remember being a kid with a new box of crayons? Ideas. Possibilities. Creativity. Imagination. The freshness of it all!
As adults, we have trouble finding creative outlets. What most people don’t realize is there is a canvas that surrounds them every day. Let your creativity flow and reimagine the spaces in your home! The journey to a beautifully decorated, remodeled, or newly built space is often just as exciting (if not more), than living in the completed project. It’s like having that proverbial box of crayons. All you need are the ideas that will give your space its own identity. The following three suggestions can rev up your imagination and creativity so no possibility is left unexplored.
1. Work with a professional.
This one is obvious. Working with a professional will instantly and exponentially expand the ideas, solutions, cleverness, and ingenuity that goes into your project. It’s trite but true: you don’t know what you don’t know.
2. Instagram
Here is one of the few times when scrolling can be productive. Instagram holds scores of design-oriented accounts.
designwanted — An origami table? An inflatable light fixture? An underground room with a swimming pool for a ceiling? From stunning to silly, get exposed to inventive design concepts that you had no idea even existed.
franklin.tresca — An architecture photographer shares breathtaking, inventive examples of sustainable architecture and design solutions.
tinyhomes — Every home has an awkward space that could use some love. Find clever, unexpected, and gorgeous ideas here.
designnymagazine — We’d be remiss to not mention our own passion for sharing all things related to design!
3. The Power of Art.
Viewing artwork can elicit all sorts of emotional responses, which can help you see the world differently. Artwork transforms spaces and with it, they way one engages with it. Experiencing artwork can spark ingenuity in the formative stages of your home design project and incorporating artwork in the final space can keep the energy alive. Visit art galleries and community art installations. Check out local artisans to add a unique statement such as a tiled mosaic, iron-sculpted furniture or fixtures, murals, or more. Or connect with a fine art gallery to select fine art for your walls.
